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Until recently, nearly all the thinking about the risks of space-rock strikes has focused on counting craters.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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If, as Boslough thinks, most asteroids and comets explode before reaching the ground, then this is another reason to fear that the conventional thinking seriously underestimates the frequency of space-rock strikes — the small number of craters may be lulling us into complacency.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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If, as Boslough thinks, most asteroids and comets explode before reaching the ground, then this is another reason to fear that the conventional thinking seriously underestimates the frequency of space-rock strikes — the small number of craters may be lulling us into complacency.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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Estimates of the frequency of space-rock strikes are just estimates, and may not tell us anything about when the next impact will occur — it could be an eon, it could be tomorrow.
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Until recently, nearly all the thinking about the risks of space-rock strikes has focused on counting craters.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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And because most space-rock searches to date have been low-budget affairs, conducted with equipment designed to look deep into the heavens, not at nearby space, the actual number of impact risks is undoubtedly much higher.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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And because most space-rock searches to date have been low-budget affairs, conducted with equipment designed to look deep into the heavens, not at nearby space, the actual number of impact risks is undoubtedly much higher.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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- Canadian space-rock band Caribou is prepping a new live album.
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Estimates of the frequency of space-rock strikes are just estimates, and may not tell us anything about when the next impact will occur — it could be an eon, it could be tomorrow.
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Estimates of the frequency of space-rock strikes are just estimates, and may not tell us anything about when the next impact will occur — it could be an eon, it could be tomorrow.
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